Favorite Gingerbread Cookies

cream together:
1 cube butter
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar

then add:
2 TB Molasses
3 large eggs

then add:
1 TB cinnamon
1 TB allspice
1 TB ginger (or more if you love ginger)
2 tsp orange zest, or 4-5 drops essential oil of orange
1 tsp. baking soda
3 cups flour (can use GF all-purpose flour)

Let chill for about 1 hour.
Then roll them out, cut them, bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes. For the GF version, cook for only 9 minutes, as GF flour tends to cook faster. For cookies that hold their shape better, roll them a bit thinner. For thicker and softer cookies, roll them a bit thicker and cook for the full 10 minutes. Depending on the size of the cookies, makes 3-4 dozen.

Frosting:
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cube butter (softened)
5 TB milk
1 tsp vanilla
food coloring if desired
and whip it all up!